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It was just posted on MTF. I think his scheduling is bizarre. why would he play there, indoor HC, his weakest surface. He is not getting any endorsement money as far as I know .... Fed doesn't either this year (getting endorsement money). I know that top guys have to play 4 500 events a year, but why Basel? could anybody enlighten me?

Novak played it before. So it's good that Nadal is playing. He has no points to defend the 2nd half so all these tournaments are gravy for him.

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yes he did, and I'm sure he got some big $$$$ for that. remember, top guys have to to play at least 4 500 events a year. However, Djokovic is the best HC player atm, Nadal is lost on indoor HC .... it doesn't make any sense..

he is an idiot worth nearly $300 million. that is the part I don't get.

why wreck the knees and take a chance on ending the career when you are already worth so much.

why not stay on clay as much as possible and win a couple of more slams on natural surfaces.

Herc, you know how much I respect Rafa, you also know that I will criticize Nole every time he does something stupid too. He could've picked any other 500 tournament in the world beside Basel and still get big $$$. it's not just about the money, it's his awkward scheduling too. I just don't get it.

Like I said. It's because he's not going to just turn and run from every hard court tourney. He knows he has to play hard courts. Two of the slams are hard courts. He can't just baby his knees all year and play only clay, then expect to do well in the USO or AO.

Naturally Nadal enters Basel at a time when Federer is not even guaranteed to win the event anymore due to age. He never would have played it in 2006-2010 as he would have had his famous ASS handed to him.

Conspiracy theorist? Nadal has always done this. He doesn't run from a challenge. He faces it. He knows the pain in his knees better than anyone. We can sit here and speculate all we want about what he's doing and why, but when it comes down to it, he's a world class athlete with world class trainers and world class schedulers. Chances are, the choices he makes are the right ones. So if he feels he can compete in Basel without hurting his knees, who are we to say he's wrong? People criticized him for playing in Indian Wells, yet he won that tourney and looks no worse for the wear.

Conspiracy theorist? Nadal has always done this. He doesn't run from a challenge. He faces it. He knows the pain in his knees better than anyone. We can sit here and speculate all we want about what he's doing and why, but when it comes down to it, he's a world class athlete with world class trainers and world class schedulers. Chances are, the choices he makes are the right ones. So if he feels he can compete in Basel without hurting his knees, who are we to say he's wrong? People criticized him for playing in Indian Wells, yet he won that tourney and looks no worse for the wear.

What challenge? Fed lost to Del Potro last year. He's clearly past his best even at Basel. Now Nadal enters that event when he actually has a 50/50 chance to win it.

Conspiracy theorist? Nadal has always done this. He doesn't run from a challenge. He faces it. He knows the pain in his knees better than anyone. We can sit here and speculate all we want about what he's doing and why, but when it comes down to it, he's a world class athlete with world class trainers and world class schedulers. Chances are, the choices he makes are the right ones. So if he feels he can compete in Basel without hurting his knees, who are we to say he's wrong? People criticized him for playing in Indian Wells, yet he won that tourney and looks no worse for the wear.

sorry bud, but too much melodrama in your post ... it sounds like 'everything Rafa does is perfect', silly ... ask general Herc for an advice . he is older and wiser than you, sorry ... world class this, world class that ... like please, give me a break . I'm a world class at something, just can't remember what